The Mesothelioma Guide Blog

For mesothelioma patients, treatment is often limited to three words: surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. Surgery is the optimal choice — if the cancer can be removed, then why...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) remains at the center of criticism regarding its handling of asbestos regulations. In April 2019, the EPA announced a change to its...

The United States government has balked at the idea of a complete ban on asbestos, a dangerous, mesothelioma-causing mineral used in numerous consumer products. New Jersey’s...

Imagine this: You went to the doctor after experiencing symptoms you thought were signs of a common illness. Maybe you had chest pain. Or a fever. Or persistent coughing and...

Officials with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) felt they took a step forward last week when they announced a new rule regarding asbestos regulation. When anti-asbestos...

Standard treatment for mesothelioma includes surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. As clinical trials continue, immunotherapy and virotherapy may join the list. However, experts at...

A new clinical trial that combines gene therapy and virotherapy may soon offer pleural mesothelioma patients an alternative to status-quo chemotherapy or radiation...

A California jury ruled that Johnson & Johnson is responsible for a woman’s mesothelioma and must pay her $29.4 million, the latest result in a slew of lawsuits against the...

There are 55 countries with asbestos bans, largely because of the substance’s harmful effects and link to mesothelioma. Some lawmakers hope the United States soon joins the...

A clinical trial has dosed its first mesothelioma patient to examine the effectiveness of a new drug on attacking cancerous proteins. Curis, Inc., a biotechnology company...